culture shock

Example Sentences

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It was a huge and, for many Imagineers, unwelcome culture shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

This culture shock played out a different way with the students Tran taught English to in Vietnam.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2025

Sporting a conquistador moustache and thighs as thick as a gaucho's steak, the culture shock was severe when the Argentina wing arrived at Harlequins.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

It was the biggest culture shock of my life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

It was culture shock in my own country.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola